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It’s a special day here at BariatricPal, according to your profile..it’s your birthday. Happy Birthday, veriteri68!
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3 years has passed since you registered at LapBandTalk! Happy 3rd Anniversary veriteri68!
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Ok, it has been since Jan since the last time I've checked in and at that time I was around 25lbs down I am happy to say I am now another 10lbs down. for a total of 35lbs. Which means I am losing a total of 1.4lbs a week give or take since my surgery. So you know I am pretty happy with that. I am finally in a size 12 pants and I use to be in an 18. I can finally shop in the smaller section of the stores (although, I still find myself looking in the big girls side) People are saying I look like I am melting away. (which I say ...Gosh I hope so):thumbup: I've been at 7cc for awhile in a 10cc band which seems to be working out ok. I still have around 30 more lbs to go but I'll get there. I am excited about the summer coming where I can get out and be more active this year. This has been the best thing I've ever done for myself. It is so nice to see those lbs I've lost I will never ... never see again in my life!! I am still climbing the mountain.. but the top sure seems a little closer now. In the words of Mr Joe Dirt..."keep on keeping on!"... Nite
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Ok, it has been since Jan since the last time I've checked in and at that time I was around 25lbs down I am happy to say I am now another 10lbs down. for a total of 35lbs. Which means I am losing a total of 1.4lbs a week give or take since my surgery. So you know I am pretty happy with that. I am finally in a size 12 pants and I use to be in an 18. I can finally shop in the smaller section of the stores (although, I still find myself looking in the big girls side) People are saying I look like I am melting away. (which I say ...Gosh I hope so) I've been at 7cc for awhile in a 10cc band which seems to be working out ok. I still have around 30 more lbs to go but I'll get there. I am excited about the summer coming where I can get out and be more active this year. This has been the best thing I've ever done for myself. It is so nice to see those lbs I've lost I will never ... never see again in my life!! I am still climbing the mountain.. but the top sure seems a little closer now. In the words of Mr Joe Dirt..."keep on keeping on!"... Nite
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Hi there, It has been awhile since I've been here with the holidays and all. I have to admit I really am glad to have them over with this year. I was banded in Sept 2008 and all the christmas parties we had at my work! UGH talk about having to use self control! Although, I must admit I didn't always have that much control:eek: I am down 25lbs now give or take so that is an improvment. But my new goal is to lose 30lbs by March. I am going in today or tomorrow depending on when they can schedule me for a fill and go over a plan for me for the New Year. My long term goal is to have a total of 60lbs by my 41st birthday which is in June. I am feeling better and my pants are loser which is a good feeling my kids even commented this year that I looked thinner even though I still have a long way to go but I am in oneder land now and that is a good feeling by itself. I hope everyone out there is doing great and losing the weight that they want. Heres to a New Year and a New ME/You! Happy New year everyone ... Theresa:thumbup:
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Hi there, It has been awhile since I've been here with the holidays and all. I have to admit I really am glad to have them over with this year. I was banded in Sept 2008 and all the christmas parties we had at my work! UGH talk about having to use self control! Although, I must admit I didn't always have that much control:eek: I am down 25lbs now give or take so that is an improvment. But my new goal is to lose 30lbs by March. I am going in today or tomorrow depending on when they can schedule me for a fill and go over a plan for me for the New Year. My long term goal is to have a total of 60lbs by my 41st birthday which is in June. I am feeling better and my pants are loser which is a good feeling my kids even commented this year that I looked thinner even though I still have a long way to go but I am in oneder land now and that is a good feeling by itself. I hope everyone out there is doing great and losing the weight that they want. Heres to a New Year and a New ME/You! Happy New year everyone ... Theresa:thumbup:
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Hi,
thanks for the post. I have been banded since Sept 2 and I have found that it really does take a week or so to really start feeling your fill, well at least for me it does. In fact my last fill I got put me up to 7.5 and a couple of weeks later I am finding that it is a bit too tight and I am having a hard time keeping anything down so I am going in today to have some fluid taken out. I just need a little adjusting but I am finally losing some real weight and I don't want to lose that so I'll talk to my nurse when I get there to figure out how much to take out. I really hate sliming and it is just not worth it to not be able to eat solids. I hope you have hit your sweet spot and keep in touch.... Theresa
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I went in yesterday for fill and I was thinking about my weightloss journey on the way home and how it really fits in with the story of the tortoise and the hare. When I got on the scale at the center it showed that I am down 14lbs from surgery (9-2-08) and that is good but my mind is the hare.. wanting to go faster with the weightloss even finding myself saying.. "My friend had it and is down 25lbs now" Then at that moment I realized that my weightloss is the tortoise doing what it is suppose to do going slow and steady losing the 1-2lbs aweek taking the road it needs to reach the finish line... It just takes time. It is hard at times when you have the hare talking to you wanting to lose faster wanting to get into that next size of pants wanting to see that 25lbs gone! I think this is a struggle every person has trying to lose weight even if they don't have the band. So the next time I get on the scale and the numbers aren't as fast as the hare thinks they should be.... I'll just remind myself I have the tortoise that will carry me to the finish line.
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I went in yesterday for fill and I was thinking about my weightloss journey on the way home and how it really fits in with the story of the tortoise and the hare. When I got on the scale at the center it showed that I am down 14lbs from surgery (9-2-08) and that is good but my mind is the hare.. wanting to go faster with the weightloss even finding myself saying.. "My friend had it and is down 25lbs now" Then at that moment I realized that my weightloss is the tortoise doing what it is suppose to do going slow and steady losing the 1-2lbs aweek taking the road it needs to reach the finish line... It just takes time. It is hard at times when you have the hare talking to you wanting to lose faster wanting to get into that next size of pants wanting to see that 25lbs gone! I think this is a struggle every person has trying to lose weight even if they don't have the band. So the next time I get on the scale and the numbers aren't as fast as the hare thinks they should be.... I'll just remind myself I have the tortoise that will carry me to the finish line.
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hi thanks for the comment to my blog. I am one month post op and looking forward to having a good weightloss this month. So how long ago were you banded? I would be interested in hearing about your weightloss journey. Plus, your in the same age group as myself and lets face it when you get in your 40's things seem to move a tad slower than when you were in your 20's...lol. Do you have the Lap Band or Realize? What was your biggest struggle with the weightloss? I am still learning a lot and love to hear other people input. Are you in a support group? I do go to those and my WLCenter. Looking forward to hearing from you.
Theresa
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What was your "Sweet Spot" when it came to fills?
veriteri68 replied to Cassy's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I just went in for my second fill and my sweet spot for now at least is 6.5cc in a 10cc band. I am one month post op so I am hoping that I will see much more weight come off. I am only down 12lbs total preop and surgery but I guess that is better than nothing. I hope that this is the magic number for me and I will be down at least 40lbs by Christmas but if Santa wants to bring more weight loss that is ok with me! :wink2: Theresa -
I just have to let the whole world know that I am in my Sweet Spot!! I am so excited and I only had to get two fills to get there. I hope that it last for awhile at my first appointment for a fill they told me the Dr had left 4cc in at surgery so she only added 2cc =6cc so I thought I was going to be good there but I still could eat waaay to much then so I called and my another appointment for a week later and I was down 2.6lbs (but I was starving that week) so she gave me .5cc for a total of 6.5cc. So far that seems to be the magic number. I was worried because sometimes you read on here how people have to go back sometimes 4times to get there. The only real problem I have now is I have to remember to CHEW MY FOOD BETTER!:cry_smile: I think I've chewed enough and WRONG:scared2: GOLF BALL IN CHEST! I guess it is just a learning curve. Hoping that everyone is in their sweet spot zone and have a great day. Theresa
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I just have to let the whole world know that I am in my Sweet Spot!! I am so excited and I only had to get two fills to get there. I hope that it last for awhile at my first appointment for a fill they told me the Dr had left 4cc in at surgery so she only added 2cc =6cc so I thought I was going to be good there but I still could eat waaay to much then so I called and my another appointment for a week later and I was down 2.6lbs (but I was starving that week) so she gave me .5cc for a total of 6.5cc. So far that seems to be the magic number. I was worried because sometimes you read on here how people have to go back sometimes 4times to get there. The only real problem I have now is I have to remember to CHEW MY FOOD BETTER! I think I've chewed enough and WRONG:scared2: GOLF BALL IN CHEST! I guess it is just a learning curve. Hoping that everyone is in their sweet spot zone and have a great day. Theresa
